Adjustable floor squeegee



April 23, 1940. l.. EHRLICH Y. 2,197,927

ADJUSTABLE FLOOR SQUEEGEE Filed Feb.v 4, 1959 Y f5 a ff. I

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V ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 23,1940

. 52,197,931, ADJUSTABLE 'FLOQRQSQUEEGEE v j y Leo Ehrlich, Bronx, l; lK dpplioatioo Febuary 4, 1939,5seria1` Noi 254,564

i f Vl-3 claims. (c1. 15m/c45)y This invention relates to cleaningdevices of the squeegee type and lhas particular reference to a'deviceof this kind which isl adapted for rugged or heavy duty,` such as thecleaning of .5A oor surfaces, decks, pavements or the like, al-

though it is not limited to the cleaning of such surfaces. l

In `the disclosed embodiment of this invention,

` lthe squeegee or rubber memberis provided with l opposed,angularworking edge portions, and `certain objects of theinventionreside in'the'provision of vfeatures which-adapt said memberfor -being readily changed [or reversed, so ythatwlrien one edgevportion becomes worn through use,

1 another portion.- may Ybe cllan'gefdto the working side, thereby -toeffect both emciency of o'peration, and economyv'of structural material.

Surfaces of vthe nature abovek referred tovfrequently vbecome covered orspread overl to an undesirable', extent ywith materials of an adhesiveor vsolid nature, as well as with oilsv and other lquids,. whichnecessitate use of constantly eili-l cient instrumentalities, and since`the present squeegee member is provided with reversible'front and rearedges onitsnormally lower or under,

longitudinal margin, another objectl is to prv'ide front and rearworking'edges onv the normal top or upper margin, so that said marginsmay also be conveniently reversed, to place eitherlowezf`v 3 most.

The vupper margin .is reinforced and held by elements A'winch include:frontend back plates, and a feature of these plates is that they inter--lock and are thus held against transverse movement, .except for fineadjustment. These plates` are relatively movable longitudinally, forpurposes of assembly, and have limited transverse or front,to rear.;Amovement, also for assembly purposes.

With the above objects and :advantages in View, as well as others whichwill hereinafter appear, the particular embodiment of the inventionselected for disclosure is herein clearly described andillustrated inthe accompanying members; said-Figc also showing other parts indifferent positions; l Y

e Fig. 7 .is a plan view' of a fragment of a squeea,

vgee member; and

Figl is'a fragmental plan View of telescop..

ing holdingplate members.

' Referring'in detail to the drawing, `the illustrations vthereof showla squeegee member Il), which .has a. iiat top face Il and a like bottomface l2, at which isz-a front longitudinal working portion i3, oppositea similar back edge portion I4.. The top 'part of the rubber memberId'adjacent, the face u, reformed with viront and back longitudinalportions I5, I6, like the portions i3, I4, said member being ofrectangular cross section,fand 'afeature'of its constructionisconsiderable depth between its front and back surfaces.

Holding means'for .the memberv I0include a f front plate Il having`therein angular or square apertures i8',=eachv of `which'is alike. Aback plate or rigidfying` member'l cooperates with in circular openings20, the'latter being coaxial with the square apertures in the vassembleddevice. 5'

Fastening elements, in the form: of bolts, each includes a head 2|', Ifathreaded sternV 22, andan angular' or square tang 23,'which ts intoanaperture I8, to prevent turning movement. The

apertures 2i) in the back plate 'I9 receive the stems ofthe bolts-and'in the member l0 are like circular apertures 24, thr'ough which said'stems also pass.` wing nut 25. l f vA handle includes a socket portion26, which Each stem is provided with' a;

the frontplata'in general registry,`and has thereis'metallically'fattached to theI plate I9, the means of attachmenty atpresent used being rivets 2,1 or the; like; saidA rivets beingl 'in' anattaching flange, as shown, and the socket member being a metal casting.

The from plate 111s provided with vorigin;

angularly disposed flange v28, a shallow flange 29 parallel therewith,and an integral interposed flange 3U; The ange 29 provides a space,`on,15 v

one of its sides, at theedge facel I-.of the squeegee member, and also aspace at its opposite side, under the flange 28. l' l Y 1 The oder pletees is provided with e. right' angular flange 3l, 4a shallow flange32,.,spaced therefrom, and an integral interposed flange 33.

The anges`3l', 32 of the back plate lIl) engage,

with a sliding rit, in the aforesaid spaces, as provided by the frontplateanges, and since the flange 29 of said front plate ts slidably inthe space between `the flanges 3|, 32 of the back plate, theorganization forms a substantially solid, compact joining means.

On assembly (see Figs. 1 and the others thereat), one end of the backplate i9 with its flanges, may be introduced at one end of the plate I1,the respective flanges being in interlocking slidable position, then theplates are moved telescopically into registry, for receiving the rubbermember Il) therebetween. f

For the purpose of gripping the squeegee member, the front and backplates have limited front to rear movement. Said plates are shown intightened position in Fig. 4. In Fig. 5, where some parts are shown inbroken lines, the positicning is rather exaggerated, for clarity. Theplates are moved outwardly or expanded, ras illustrated, until theflanges 32 and 29, of the different plates, abut the interposed flanges,so that the squeegee member maybe readily insorted, or removed forrenewal or reversal.

The apertures 2e are disposed on the longitudinal central line of themember Il).r The two innermost apertures, as 20, in which are the stems22, are equally distant from the structural center of said member, andthe apertures on the outer sides of said two inner apertures are equallyspaced apart. Therefore, it is immaterial, as yon first insertion ofsaid member, how it is aligned in position between the front and backplates, since said apertures always register with apertures in saidplates, and any edge portion adjacent a face Il or I2, becomes a workingportion.

Fig. 5 also illustrates another method of assembly, according to whichthe member l!) may first be placedin position on the front plate Il. Thebolts 2l are partly inserted, as shown, to hold said member in itsposition. Then the rear plate itis moved longitudinally into itsposition, the flanges of the plates being clasped, whereupon said boltsare urged home and the manipulating i members 25 placed on the stems, asshown in Fig. ll.

The device is suitable for manufacture in different sizes, a small sizedevice being appropriate -for glass or window cleaning purposes, and inthis case said device is capable of use without any projecting handle',it being seen that the structure at the head portion or flange 29 formstop part that may be manually grasped.

The socket 26, moreover, may be used as a handle by itself, and a woodenhandle member 34 may be of any desired length.

What I claim is:

1, A squeegee including va holding plate having thereon and forming arecess throughout its length two right angularly disposed flanges, asecond holding plate also having thereon and forming a recess throughoutits length two right angularly disposed flanges, one of the flanges ofthe flrst plate being disposed in the recess formed by the secondmentioned flanges, one of the flanges of the second plate being in therecess formed by the flanges of the rst plate, one of said flangesforming a seat between said plates, the latter being spaced apart, and arectangular squeegee member held in the space between said plates andhavingone of its faces seated against the last ',mentionedflange.

2. A squeegee comprising in combination a squeegee member including flatsides and having a working face and an opposite flat face, and platesholdingly engaging `portions of said sides adjacent said flat face, saidplates having thereon and disposed at right angles thereto pairs offlanges, said flanges being interlocked, the flanges of one plate beingtelescopically engaged-with the flanges of the other plate, theengagement of said flanges being such as to substantially preventoutward movement of said plates, whereby,4 said Iplates are relativelySlidable longitudinally'for assembly purposes, one of said flanges beingoutermost and forming with said plates manipulable means, another ofsaid flanges being innermost and being engaged against said flat face.

Y3; A squeegee comprising in combination a front holding plate includinga flat outer side and having a top right angular flange integral thefiat yface of said top part and theadjoining` face of the secondmentioned flange of the first plate, the back plate f also having aflange betweenthe first and second mentioned flanges of tl'iefirstplate', a flange connecting'the first two flanges of theback plateand'havingl its front face'engaged against the other portion of theinner face of said'front plate, said back plate and Said 'strip havingtherein registering apertures, the latter beingcoaxial with said angularapertures, bolts having angular tangs in the angular vfapertures, saidbolts havingl stems in the registering apertures, and manipulable nutson said stems, the rear face of said back plate and the rear face ofsaid interposed flange being flush and having an area equal to that ofthe aforesaid outer side face.` LEO EHRLICH.

